I received a call from Pastor R and, as soon as I heard his voice, I knew something had happened. He was barely able to hold back the tears as he told me that Pastor Farid had been killed just the day before. The details of what all happened are still being gathered but before I pass on what Pastor […]
AS THE DAY APPROACHES
I regularly receive a weekly email sent out by Hal Lindsey. Over the years, I have read all of Hal Lindsey’s books since his book “Late Great Planet Earth” circled the globe early in the 1970’s. This short article is pertinent for today and well written. It is well worth your time to read. ******************** As The Day Approaches by […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…8/17/2020 “Miracles Continue!”
Although miracles are much more rare in the western Church, they truly are happening today. It does however seem that they happen at a greater frequency in other parts of the world–especially in the third world. This is certainly the case in the Middle East today. Below is another example of what God is doing through His faithful missionaries. The […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…8/10/2020…”The Awesome Power of GOD!”
For those who have read the previous update, you will remember that an urgent request was made for prayer for Pastor R and several of the House of Blessing leaders. Pastor R had come down with a serious virus of some kind. It was not possible to determine if he was having a recurrence of the COVID-19 or if this […]
SPECIAL PRAYER NEEDED FOR THE HOUSE OF BLESSING…8/3/2020
Greetings All: I received a special email this morning from Jerusalem, passed on by brother Youssef out of northern Syria, letting me know of a special need for prayer to share with all of you. Many of you readers have prayed for and supported the House of Blessing for a number of years. I am told that Pastor R has […]
WEARY REMNANT WATCHMEN
I ran into a short article written recently by Jan Markell, founder of Olive Tree Ministries, and decided to reprint it here. It’s well worth reading! Jake ************************** The Sons of Issachar were men who understood the times (I Chronicles 12:32). Today, very few people have an interest. The following e-mail represents hundreds that I get: “Jan, I am viewed […]
SPECIAL MIDEAST UPDATE…7/25/2020
I received a call from Pastor R asking if I could write a quick special update this weekend. The reason is because of a special Muslim holiday this coming week in which the House of Blessing has yearly made special arrangements for sharing the Good News of the Gospel. July 31, 2020, on the Muslim calendar is the observance of […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….7/22/2020
While getting a few thoughts together for today’s update, I was reading in the book of Hebrews. The chapter begins with these words: Since we have such a huge crowd of men of faith watching us from the grandstands, let us strip off anything that slows us down or holds us back, and especially those sins that wrap themselves so […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…7/6/2020
It is an amazing thing to behold. A Scripture I have used again and again is Joel 3:14 where the prophet says, “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision. For the Day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.” As the turmoil and chaos increases in our world, greater numbers of people search desperately for an escape […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…6/22/2020
As the world keeps changing, we all find ourselves having to adapt to new circumstances. For many of us around the world, the thought of having to live through civil war, or even the threat of it, has been hard to imagine. All that has changed in many locations around the world. There have of course been demonstrations and riots […]